PBLang < 4.66z Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 19593

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains various PHP scripts that are prone to information disclosure, message deletion, and privilege escalation.

Description

The remote host is running PBLang, a bulletin board system that uses flat files and is written in PHP.

According to its banner, the version of PBLang installed on the remote host allows an attacker to inject code and create a user with administrative privileges, certain users to access restricted forums without proper permissions, and authenticated users to delete other users' private messages.

Solution

Upgrade to PBLang 4.66z or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19593

File Name: pblang_466z.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/8/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

BID: 14728

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